Labour Rights
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Andhra Pradesh: Anganwadi workers call off strike as government accepts main demands
They had sought an increase in their wages, retirement age and other benefits.
Scroll Staff
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Andhra Pradesh: Anganwadi workers say they will continue protest till demands are met
They have been demanding to be reconginsed as formal government employees, an increase in wages, gratuity benefits and raisining retirement age to 62.
Scroll Staff
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Why gig work platforms must implement India’s workplace sexual harassment law
The sector has expanded massively to employ as well as serve women but companies have ducked a key legal obligation to ensure safe working conditions for all.
Geetisha Dasgupta
Trending
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Business history: How Jaypee Infratech’s stalled construction projects left homebuyers in the lurch
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Tata Consultancy Services forcing over 2,000 employees to relocate, alleges workers’ union
The Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate said that those resisting the transfer are facing action from the company.
Scroll Staff
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Not a pay hike but a plea for justice: Will the garment workers of Bangladesh finally be paid more?
Though it is the second-largest garment exporting country, it clings to low wages – a dichotomy that begs for change.
Md Ariful Islam
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We break our backs for nothing: Across South Asia, women health workers are demanding their rights
The all-female staff perform vital reproductive and health work in far-flung, remote areas across Nepal, India and Pakistan but receive paltry wages.
Annie Banerji, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Zofeen T Ebrahim, Thomson Reuters Foundation & Aadesh Subedi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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‘No salaries in last 18 months’: Workers who made parts for ISRO satellite launches stage protest
Employees of the government-owned Heavy Engineering Corporation say they have been struggling to make ends meet.
Zafar Aafaq
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Formulate welfare schemes for gig workers immediately, Parliament panel tells labour ministry
India’s unorganised sector employs nearly 90% of the country’s workforce, depriving them of social security benefits.
Scroll Staff
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US strip club employees unionise as labour movement grows
Star Garden Topless Dive Bar is the latest in a string of organising breakthroughs that includes corporations such as Starbucks, Amazon and Apple retail stores.
John Logan, The Conversation
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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The serfs of Hollywood: How ‘digital feudalism’ is driving the protest by screenwriters
Entertainment companies have taken a page from the gig economy playbook in ways that worked against writers’ livelihoods.
David Arditi, The Conversation
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Behind Gujarat’s beautiful fabrics, the invisible lives of boiler workers
Mostly Adivasi migrant workers who keep the factory boilers burning are compelled to work long, brutal hours and live in squalid conditions.
Sneha
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In Britain, yoga teachers and nannies look to sex workers in their fight for rights
The hard-won victories of sex workers’ trade union has inspired overlooked workforces to fight for their labour rights.
Beatrice Tridimas, Thomson Reuters Foundation
The Field
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian men beat Thailand in campaign opener; women beat Canada
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IPL 2024: Jake Fraser-McGurk’s whirlwind knock powers Delhi Capitals to win over Mumbai Indians
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Harshit Kumar wins hammer throw gold as India’s medal tally increases
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Indian compound archers sweep all three team event gold medals